1967

The mail has brought some interesting news about classmates lately and once again reminded me of how much of the globe our class seems to have covered. From Germany comes word that Dr. Colonel Robert McAuley briefed all of the Army psychologists in Europe on measuring and monitoring quality medically-related services. Bob is the chief of the quality assurance and improvement division of the Seventh Medical Command, stationed in Heidelberg. A graduate of Dartmouth Med School, Bob did residencies in internal medicine, psychiatry, and physical medicine before beginning his army tour.

From California, another of our doctors, Jeff Richardson, has been appointed president of the fundraising arm of the hospital in his hometown of Ventura, as well as to the board for fundraising at the local community college. Jeff is in a solo ob/gyn practice, and he has a son who is a '91 Dartmouth graduate and who is now on his way to med school. Jeff is looking forward to seeing many old friends at reunion.

From Northfield, Minn., Dave McMahill writes that he and wife Jane are co-pastors of the First United Church of Christ. They came there after 11 years in Lincoln, Neb. Their oldest son graduated from MIT this spring.

Taking this month's prize for globe-trot-ting, though, is Sam Cockrel. Saying that his recent six-month sabbatical fit our reunion theme of "Still crazy after all these years," Sam told me of language study in Germany, trips to Switzerland and Scotland, backpacking and bungee jumping in New Zealand, and visiting former roommate Tony Miller '69 in South America. A picture of Sam and Tony in Chile might have come from "Lost Horizon".

From upstate New York comes word that Steve Pond received the 1990 President's Award, given by the Xerox Corporation to recognize extraordinary individual accomplishment and achievement. I know that if my secret source had not supplied the information, Steve would never have told us.

I had just finished reading a review of PeteGolenbock's new book The Forever Boys, when a letter from Peter and Rhonda arrived from Florida. Adopting a new motto, "nunca frigiditus," the Golenbocks have sold the house in Connecticut and moved to St. Petersburg, where Peter did most of the work on his book about the Pelicans of the Senior Professional League. The prolific Peter has already written the manuscript of his next book, Fenway, a history of the Red Sox, and is thinking about The Last Days of Billy Martin.

While the mail helps to keep us in touch, it isn't the same thing as being together. So save June 18-22,1992, for the 25th Reunion. Many people have already indicated they are coming from great distances. Put it on your calender, fellow travelers.

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